Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to six on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 0-5 in the process. They came up short against the Piedmont Community Charter Patriots, falling 26-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Patriots this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 19-4 last Tuesday.
As for Piedmont Community Charter, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 14-4. Considering they have won nine contests by more than ten runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
For Piedmont Community Charter's part, Sophie Gibson made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Gibson was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Piedmont Community Charter got a massive performance out of Julianna East, who fired off two home runs, eight RBI, and five runs while going 5-for-5. Those eight RBI gave East a new career-high. Evangeline East was another key player, going 3-for-5 with five runs, six RBI, and two triples.
Bonnie Cone Leadership Academy wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 20-8 loss against Langtree Charter Academy on the 17th. Piedmont Community Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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